Democracy Must Learn Cooperation in War Lessons
Dayton Ohio November 18. William Dudley Foulke urged patriotism tied to community good to sustain American liberties. He contrasted English individualism with German collectivism and warned wartime pressures threaten municipal reform and democracy without voluntary cooperation. He urged citizens to prioritize national life, defend democracy, and live for country and community.
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Dayton
America
William Dudley Foulke
National Municipal League
League
Cliinton Rogers Woodruff
New York
England
Germany
Foulke
Burkitt Returns to Winnetka Post Office Duty
George Burkitt, former assistant postmaster at Winnetka, is reinstated after criticism of President Wilson. He resumes work under Postmaster Kloepfer with unchanged salary but altered duties and a ten minute lunch. Washington confirms order from Assistant Postmaster General Roper. Burleson had approved removal for disloyalty to the president.
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Chicago
George Burkitt
Winnetka
A.M. Kloopfer
Burkitt
Walt
Elcopter
Washington
Washington, D. C
Wilson
Post Office Department Tolay
Kloepfer
Rapier
Roper
German government extends press control plan across Prussia
Amsterdam reports the Berlin Vorwaerts details a secret communication from Prussia's interior minister ordering intensified press oversight. Officials will centralize control of news agencies, offer ready made papers, and print front pages with government aligned content to cut production costs and influence elections.
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Amsterdam
Holland
Berlin
Vorwaerta
Prussia
Japan Eyes Prison Reform Echoing Sing Sing
Tokio, Japan, November 18. The Sing Sing self government experiments by warden Thomas Matt Osborne attracted Japanese interest. They note Tokyo prisons ran a self rule system in 1650 with inmate officials, even death sentences, and wonder if revived, the Tokio system once worked but later vanished.
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Tokio
Japan
Thomas Matt Osborne
Sing Sing Prison
New York
West
Sing Sing
Osborne
Keijiro Yamashita
Department of Justice
Tokio Prisona
Protest Embargo On German Medical Books
Berlin reports that the association of Publishers and the Union of Medical Publishers petitioned Prussian and Saxon war ministers to revoke the export ban on German medical books and other publications. They contend German medical literature leads world literature in the field.
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Berlin
Association of Publishers
Union of Medical Publishers
German medical science export ban threatens Allied war effort
The petition argues that withholding German medical science from enemy countries endangers allied recovery efforts and could worsen the fate of wounded troops and German soldiers captured abroad. It warns that the export prohibition risks weakening the position of science in wartime.
Clark to confer with president on defense agenda
Washington November 15 Speaker Clark telegraphed President Wilson he would be in Washington next Friday to respond to the invitation for a conference on the congressional plan and in particular the plans for national defense.
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Washington, D. C
Clark
Wilson
Washington
A Baby's Birthday Celebrated with Care
A promotional note emphasizes joyful anticipation of a baby's birth and urges careful preparation. It highlights the importance of suitable gifts and reliable products, claiming they reduce birth dangers and promote mother comfort and infant health. Definite instructions accompany each bottle.
Pinex cough remedy promises instant relief for persistent coughs
An advertisement touts Pinex as a powerful cough cure that targets inflamed membranes rather than merely suppressing coughing. It recommends making a home mixture with sugar syrup, claims rapid relief, and offers a money back guarantee from The Pinex Co in Fort Wayne Indiana.
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Norway
The
Pinex Co
Ft. Wayne
Ind
Flavor found in canned peas ad inspires cooks
A 1920s style advertisement extols Niana garden peas selecting for quality and flavor rather than size. It claims peas are sweeter and more nutritious when canned unsorted, with households surprised by the natural taste. Distributors offer fifteen cents each or two for a quarter.
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Niana Packer
Niann
A Political or Military Army for Us Series Preview
The upcoming Saturday, November 20, begins a multisegment discussion on lessons from Europe, evaluating the economic factors in the U S military problem. Installments will run each Saturday evening until the series concludes.
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Europe
U. S
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Kindy
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Wirthmore
Pricea
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Towa
United States
Robert M. Johnston
U. S. War College
Ft. Leavenworth
New York Tribune
Waterloo Evening Courier
Daily Reporter
Victor Victrola
Victor
Victor Talking Machine Co
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Bayonne
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